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On the recordJanuary 30, 2013
I understand that the Track Four Efficiency Study... identified both Service and joint general and flag officer positions for elimination, realignment, or reduction.
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Chuck Hagel
Republican · Nebraska

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Hagel acknowledges a study aimed at reducing general officer positions in the military.

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